ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL. [PER S.S. 'TARARUA,' AT THE BLUFF.]

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2018, 13 April 1875, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE SUEZ MAIL. [PER S.S. 'TARARUA,' AT THE BLUFF.]

(PEE PBESS AGENOr.) — V The R.M.S.B.' China,' Captain Brooks, anohored at Glenelg afe A o'clock on the morning of the sth. The ' Pera' has gone to Shanghai. The 'Golconda' brings the next mail. Passengers for New Zealand: —C. Nicholls and E, G, Parker. GENERAL SUMMARY. ' London, February 19. At an adjourned meeting of the Colonial Institute, held on the 2nd instant, for discussing the subject of the unity of the Empire, Sir Geo. Campbell, latterly Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, created some excitement by a disintegration He contended there was virtual separation already as regarded Canada. On the 16th Mr Ohesson read a paper on Fiji, past and present. The £)uke of Manchester presided, and expressed a hope that New Guinea would shortly be annexed. Among the speakers were Messrs Wingfield, Jenkins, Furgusson, linnaird, Haliburton, Young, the Bishop of Melbourne, and Sir A. Gordon. Mr Anthony Trollop© leaves on the sth of March for Melbourne, spending a fortnight at Ceylon en route. A Board of Trade inquiry has been held at Gravesend relative to the burning of the ' Cospatrick.' Mr Dennistoun Wood represented the Government of New. Zealand." Mao Donald, the second mate,'expressed his conviction that the fire originated in the boatswain's locker, but Mr Smith, the despatching officer of the New Zealand Government, was equally positive that it did not. The official report has not yet been made public. Some sensation was produced on the Bth by a report that the ship' Coldstream' was off Torbay- from St. Helena, and on board two more of the sur- : vivors from the ' Cospatrick.' A large crowd met the ship at Gravesend, but there was only a sailor who had been in the hospital at St. Helena with the three men already rescued. The late surgeon ofH.M.S.'Dido,? on i his arrival off the Nore, by a passenger ship from Australia, was' arrested, and * will be tried by a Court Martial for deI sertion. j Mr Holloway reports strongly in ' favour of New Zealand as a field for the i immigration of agricultural labourers. 1 Turing 1875 there arrived at Liver- ■ pool from Canada and the United States ' 78,000 persons, Many came with return i tickets. 1 the Queen and the Empress Eugenie > have exchanged presents of memories of i their late respective husbands. > TheJPrince Imperial has honourably t passed the final examination at Wooli wich. Le Pays announces that he will now • become leader of the, Bonapartist party, i and devote himself to the direction of ■ their party. i Great discontent exists among the ' post-office employees. A mass meeting i was held on the 10th to protest against > official tyranny. Parliament was memorialised for a select committee to inquire into their grievances. Serjeant Ballantyne goes out to undor-1 1 take the defence of the' Baroda,' with a>| ■ fee of _ 6,000 guineas, and refreshers 1 amounting to 5,000 guineas more. | 1 Dr E. M. Grace, eldest of the famous crioketers, has been elected coroner of

West Gloucestershire, on the Duke of Beaufort's nomination. ' A testimony of sympathy with Dr [layman was presented by the Bishop of Gloucester. _ Upwards of £2,000 has been subscribed towards a defence and testimonial fund, of which £460 was available for the latter. Some sensation has been created by the Bishop of London having interdicted the Kev W. H. Freemantle from preaching in Dr Parker's Cify Templo (Congregational). Legal proceedings were threatened, and Mr Freemantle attended service and explained the. cause of the non-fulfilment of the promise to 3,000 persons. Tean Stanley had also expressed his willingness to conduct service. Steps have been takon to ascertain the law in the matter. The Establishmcnt has incurred further unpopularity by a bigoted Churchman near Oxford refusing for eleven days' to inter.a parishoner. The duty was delegated to another clergyman, who was forced by an indignant crowd to read the burial service within the church, which was broken open for that purpose. A Bill for the promotion of the Channel Tunnel has been laid before the French National Assembly. Mr Holloway has proposed to erect a university for women to accommodate 400 students.The month has passed without any very serious railway disasters The Shipton inquiry 'is* postponed till the middle of March. The casualties in the Thorpe accident were 107, and of the sufferers 20 made no claim, of the remainder the directors have settled 70 at a cost of £21,000 compensation. The threatened lock-out in South Wales was enforced on the Ist instant. 120,000 colliers and iron workers are now idle. Mr Halliday visited the district _ last week, and addressed several meetings, but after inciting the men to resistance to the masters some months ago he had no remedy beyopd a proposal of arbitration to suggest in their dire distress. Hopes are entertained that' Lord Aberdare will undertake the w.ork of mediation. The masters have resolved to sustain the weak members of the association by compensating them for losses. Dividends? New Zealand Trust and Loan Company, 10 per cent.; Loan and Mercantile Agency, 12£ per cent.; Australian Agricultural, 40s per share; English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, 8 per cent.; English and j Australian Copper Company, 2s per share. . FfiAWCB. . | It is stated on semi-official .authority ! that a Bonapartist conspiracy for the overthrow of the Peptenniate is completely organised, and has become a State within a State. Provincial as well as leading State and military officers have been appointed so as to be in readiness to commence their dudes at any moment. Part of the.rumour is that the" Prince Imperial is to be affianced to the sister of the Princess of Wales. By order of the ex-Kmpress, masses for the repose of the soul of Napoleon, who is represented as a martyr, have been celebrated in some of the French churches. In a letter Marshal Conrobes declines the candidature for a Beat in the Assembly. * He considers it his duty to adhere to the army. He expresses respect for the Empire, and seems to bid for the presidentship hereafter. ITALY. Garibaldi's presence in Eome has infused new life in the old city. His arrival kindled enthusiasmamong all classes. After a private interview with King Victor Emmanuel, who received him with great warmth, the General took his seat in Parliament. So vast was the throng that his entrance was the signal for a tremendous burst of applause. When silence was restored the president called upon him to take the customary oath. He rose immediately and pronounced the formula without hesitation in a clear voice. This act of reconciliation was greeted with a triple salvo of applause. Garibaldi has taken up his residence at Villa Sevenne. He eschews politics, and declines to embarrass the Government, and concentrates all his. energies upon the great work of sanitary reform, which he believes will restore Eome to her ancient greatness. His earnestness and enthusiasm are telling upon men of all ranks and political opinions. The Xing and Government are favourable, and preliminary surveys are authorised. Garibaldi looks to England for substantial help in carrying out his Tiber scheme. Offers have been made to undertake the grand work on the granting of. the Government guarantee. On the 4th the Pope, for the first time since the Italian occupation, paid a visit to Basilica of St, Peter. His health is vigorous. A Belgian deputation presented his Holiness with 20,000 francs.